My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 528

“The more they do, the more advantageous it is for us, but they don’t seem to realize it.”

When there’s something tangible at stake, people can’t help but pay attention.

“Identify the target of anger, sway the hearts of the main consumer base, and then project their anger onto the specified target.”

With this, Edian has completely escaped the boycott, and now only an increase in sales remains.

“And the game isn’t over yet.”

“The game isn’t over?”

An Beomsang opened his mouth, dumbfounded. In his view, the game was over so perfectly that no one could have done better. But the game isn’t over? At that moment, the door opened and Jang Jiye entered.

“Did you call for me?”

She may now be the union leader, not an employee, but he couldn’t treat her with hostility. They had decided to live together and take revenge together.

“Finally, the story we’ve been waiting for has arrived.”

“The story we’ve been waiting for?”

An Beomsang looked clueless at those words, but Jang Jiye seemed to understand, her face hardening.

“She contacted you.”

“It’s an opportunity.”

An opportunity to appeal to the public and siphon off votes from the women’s community. Would a congresswoman not seize such an opportunity? Especially when the person leading it was once under her command.

“Humans are so foolish.”

They think someone who was once under them will always be under them. And in the process, they don’t remember their own mistakes.

“She seems to want to join hands with you.”

“So, should I go and shake her hand?”

“Yes, and then take her place.”

If she gradually takes away the politician’s position and ultimately seizes her seat in the National Assembly, she will eventually collapse.

“With Hyunseong’s power, it’s possible.”

At those words, Jang Jiye lowered her head.

“Thank you.”

“No thanks needed, it’s just to survive.”

In any case, if they join hands now, the politician will take their side, and once her influence starts to permeate, all problems will be neatly resolved.

“Now, all that’s left is the downfall of Joo Sipan and Joo Ilgun.”

And Edian survived.

“Sales have almost reached the average of the previous year. Amazing in such a short time. At this rate, they will rise even further.”

Chairman Bae Deokgi said with a satisfied expression.

He thought it was an absurd request, but they managed to pull it off.

“But you must be careful.”

“Why is that?”

“Having women as your main customers is completely different from joining hands with people who hold specific ideologies within the women’s community.”

“Indeed, you shouldn’t rashly join hands with the political side.”

Especially if you join hands with a group that strongly divides public opinion, you’re 100% doomed, no matter which side it is.

“So, you should distance yourself from that side. In Jang Jiye’s case, helping her enter the National Assembly in the long term would be beneficial.”

“A young, fighter-image woman, is that it?”

“Yes, there isn’t such a female politician.”

Of course, there are politicians with a young female image or a fighter image. But they have only pretended to be fighters, never truly fought.

“But Jang Jiye is different.”

In reality, she is engaged in a lawsuit with the head of an affiliate company, who people would consider a major evil.

“It would be good to have an acquaintance in the National Assembly.”

Bae Deokgi had to admit it. Park Dojun had done better than he had expected.

“It’s a shame. A shame. I wish he could work more, but will he continue his role as a police officer?”

“Yes, that’s what I intend to do.”

“I can’t help it. I’ll increase the workload for your company for now.”

“Thank you.”

Park Dojun smiled at those words. That alone was enough for him.

“I appreciate you working like this even after 퇴근 [quitting time/leaving work], but can you handle it?”

“Well, this isn’t difficult.”

“This isn’t difficult?”

“The really difficult things are already happening at the police station.”

“How difficult can the case be?”

At those words, Park Dojun smiled bitterly.

“It’s probably something the Korean police have never experienced before.”

That’s why the Korean police are currently being dragged around without being able to do anything.

“It’s not a situation I’m familiar with either.”

Park Dojun said honestly.

“I have to try somehow.”

But Park Dojun knew better than anyone that it wouldn’t be easy.

# Challenger

“This is driving me crazy. Who is this bastard?”

“If the media gets a whiff of this, we’re all screwed.”

Inside the police station’s conference room, the chief was raging.

“Bring him in right now! You bastards!”

Leaving the raging chief behind, Jo Sanggyu sighed and went down to his office. The other department heads were the same.

They all had desperate faces.

“How was the team leader’s reaction?”

As everyone’s attention turned to Jo Sanggyu, he sighed deeply.

“What do you think? Why are you asking when you profiling bastards already know?”

“Is it that bad?”

“It’s already the third time. If the media gets a whiff of this, we’re all really dead. The chief’s ranting is no joke.”

Jo Sanggyu said this because of a pair of shoes that had recently arrived. In fact, it wasn’t that unusual for the police station to receive anonymous tips.

The problem is that it wasn’t a tip, but shoes. One red high heel. And there was blood on the shoe.

Naturally, the police were turned upside down and tried to find the victim.

And some time later, a woman’s body was found abandoned in the mountains.

The cause of death was excessive bleeding.

And on her foot was a red high heel.

Anyone could see that the shoe was hers.

The situation changed from a strange incident to a murder case.

But after that, shoes were sent again. And some time later, another body was found.

And this time, the third shoe arrived.

The body hasn’t been found yet, but based on the previous cases, it is likely that the victim is already dead, and the shoes were sent afterward.

“I’m going crazy.”

Criminals try to hide and conceal their crimes in any way possible, thereby trying to ensure their safety.

But the perpetrator is advertising his presence by anonymously sending the victim’s belongings after each murder.

The police, who had been tracking down criminals who only ran away, could not understand this embarrassing situation, and of course, they didn’t even know how to respond.

“They’re cursing at the profiling bastards, asking what the hell they’re doing… Haa~!”

“There hasn’t been a case like this before, has there?”

In fact, there has never been such a case in Korea, so the profilers were flustered and trying to analyze it, but tracking was not easy.

“Find something, anything. At this rate, the chief will die of cancer.”

“Well, we’d be comfortable then…”

“It would be great if the chief died, but we can’t make any more victims.”

As they were talking, the door opened and Park Dojun entered the office. And Jo Sanggyu, who saw Park Dojun, asked with a delighted expression.

“Dojun, Dojun, please save me. Is there anything?”

“I’m analyzing it too, but it’s still uncertain.”

“Really, nothing at all?”

“No, nothing.”

“I’m going crazy.”

Jo Sanggyu groaned and returned to his seat, and as Park Dojun sat down, Lee Jisu approached and asked quietly.

“Senior, do you really not know anything?”

“It depends on how far you want to go.”

Park Dojun also lowered his voice at that question.

“How far?”

“Information about the guys who can identify the perpetrator the police want? I don’t have that. But I know what kind of tendencies the perpetrator has.”

“Why don’t I know anything?”

“Well, you see, Korea is culturally different from the United States.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s go out and talk.”

Park Dojun took Lee Jisu outside, bought her a cup of coffee from the vending machine, and said.

“Realistically, there are almost no types like this in Korea. Because of Korea’s, no, East Asia’s unique culture.”

“I don’t understand?”

Park Dojun sat down at those words and said.

“Do you know the difference between the kings of the East and the kings of the West?”

“Huh? No.”

“Then what about the difference in treatment between the kings of Korea, China, and Japan?”

“Is that related to this case?”

“I can’t say it’s completely unrelated. The existence of a king is very appropriate to explain each country’s unique emotions.”

“Appropriate?”

“Yes, it’s about how the people of that country treat absolute power.”

Park Dojun said that, moistened his throat with coffee, and then opened his mouth again.

“For example, in the case of Europe, it is said to be absolute monarchy, but in fact, the period of very strong absolute monarchy is not long. In fact, it’s ambiguous to see it as an absolute monarchy.”

At those words, Lee Jisu tilted her head. Of course, she also knows world history to some extent. But she has never thought about it in the psychological, profiling area.

“Please explain it more easily.”

“Kings in Europe and elsewhere are created by a kind of 추대 [formal endorsement or acclamation]. Bloodline is also important, but the consent of the nobles is also important.”

“That’s true for everything.”

“Yes, and the king created in that way can demand loyalty, but he cannot dominate.”

“Yes?”

“To put it simply, each noble had their own territory and held their own power, practically the king of the region.”

That’s why titles and bloodlines such as counts and dukes appeared, and land was passed down to them for generations.

“So the kings couldn’t easily mess with them.”

In Korea, someone dominates Dongjak-gu, someone dominates Gangnam-gu, and the king needs their consent to govern properly.

“That’s not a complete absolute monarchy. Why do you think Louis XIV, called the Sun King of France, built the Palace of Versailles?”

“Huh? Because he had power?”

“That can’t be.”

No matter how powerful the king is, that palace is too big for him or the royal family to use alone.

“That’s also a political purpose.”

“Political purpose?”

“Humans can never go back once they get used to comfort.”

By bringing the local nobles to the palace and letting them play and eat comfortably, he would dominate the empty provinces according to his taste.

That was Louis XIV’s plan, and it worked wonderfully. The nobles, who were fascinated by the splendor and convenience of the palace, spent their days in the palace, leaving their territories behind, and thanks to that, Louis XIV was able to perfectly control the provinces by placing administrators.

“The European royal family had such weak royal power that they had to operate by using tricks. But Asia is a bit different.”

Absolute monarchy is the basis of Asia. You can kill anyone you want, and you have actually killed countless political enemies.

Tricks? No need. Just order them to be killed, and they will die that day.